UK college of physicians accused of chicanery over support for ‘cheap doctor replacements’
Professor Trish Greenhalgh calls out the Royal College of Physicians for its ''flawed' survey results.
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Senior doctors in the UK are in revolt over the creation of a new health worker seen as a cheap replacement for doctors with confusing titles who are potentially putting patients at risk.
In recent years some 3000 physician associates (PAs) — seen as the ultimate incarnation of the ‘noctor’ — have been trained via a two-year master’s degree to work under medical supervision.